How to Choose Puppy

It is better to buy puppies from producers who have passed the official selection for breeding use in our country or abroad and have the relevant documents to prove it. It gives a high degree of guarantee of absence of hereditary physical defects (hip dysplasia, inferiority of teeth, cryptorchidism, etc.), and also deviations in mentality. If you want to buy a dog for participation in exhibitions and tribal work, it is better to apply to the national club of your chosen breed. If you want to train in the first place, it’s better to have a training instructor for advice on choosing a price from certain manufacturers. Once you’re ahead of your parents and the litter from which you’ll take your puppy, get help from a puppy tester to help you test your puppy and make your final choice.

Start by observing the puppies at large playing with each other, as you can identify puppies that are timid, quiet and “clogged”. Further, if puppies are between six and eight weeks old, Campbell’s test can be used to determine the puppy’s future character with a high degree of probability. The test should be carried out by a person unknown to the puppy in a quiet, unfamiliar place for the dog, with no distractions at all. Puppies should not be encouraged, caressed, or talked during testing. Before the test, puppies should be marked with different colours (harmless paint that can be easily washed away, or coloured thick threads) and the next tablet should be prepared.

main characters of puppy

Social attraction

Ability and willingness to follow a person

The answer to coercion

Social supremacy

The dominance when holding a puppy

The following assessment options are possible in each
column:

A – Very dominant type;

B – dominant type;

C – subordinate type;

E is a very subordinate type;

E – practically uneducated type.

1. Social attraction

Place your puppy on the floor in the place of your choice
and move a few meters in the opposite direction to where you came from. Sit
squat or kneel down a little further away from your puppy, clap your hands
slightly to attract its attention. See how it behaves, whether it comes to you
immediately or not, with raised tail or with its tale lowered; or whether it
won’t move at all. That’s how you see your puppy’s communicability, trustiness
or independence.

You can give your puppy the following grades:

A – Runs up right away, jumps at you and, while playing,
bites your hands, the tail is up;

Q – Runs right up and starts scratching you with his paws,
the tail is up;

C – runs willingly , but the tail is lowered;

D – runs up, but not at once; hesitates, is embarrassed and
has a confused look;

F – does not run up at all.

2. Ability and desire to follow a person

Stand next to your puppy, then take a normal step to get
away from him. See if he will follow you, if he has the ability and desire to
follow the person (master) easily. If it doesn’t move, it is too independent or
inattentive: it may not have noticed that you’ve gone away.

A – runs after you immediately, tries to grab your legs, the
tail is raised up;

B – runs right after you, follows you, or gets confused
under your feet, the tail is raised up;

C – runs after you at once, but a little timid, a little insecure
and a little behind, the tail is lowered;

D – very timidly follows you, confused, the tail is lowered;

F – does not follow you at all or leaves you (complete
refusal to follow the person).

3. the answer to coercion

Place your puppy on the floor (with his stomach down), then
gently turn it over on its back and hold him in this position for about 30
seconds with your hand on its chest. The puppy’s reaction (protection, protest
or submission) will show you to what extent it tolerates physical or psychological
superiority and coercion, and how subordinate the puppy is:

4. Social superiority

Place the puppy on the floor and caress it while stroking it
from head to back. Puppy’s behavior will show its ability to accept or completely
reject social superiority (in this case a person). If the puppy itself is
inclined to dominate, it’ll jump on you, bite and growl; if it’s independent, it’ll
just go away and if it’s a coward, it’ll press against the floor in a panic
attack, right up to the point of screaming and hasty escape.

A – jumps up and down at once, jumps on you, beats you with
his paws and licks your hands;

B – jumps up, paws you and licks your hands;

C – turns to you and licks your hands;

D – lies on his back and begins to lick your hands;

F – runs far away.

5. Dominance when holding a puppy

Lift your puppy slightly above the floor, keeping it on your
palms with its stomach down. Hold him like this for about 30 seconds. Without
any support, the puppy will be completely in the hands of the examiner. Based
on its reaction, you’ll see if (and how much) it’ll accept your superiority.
Whatever its behavior is, it must be praised, caressed and released to his
mother.

A – Furiously protesting, vigorously pulls out of your hands,
bites and growls;

B – actively protests, but does not bite;

C – starts to protest, then calms down and licks your hands;

D – Doesn’t protest, hangs quietly or licks his hands;

F – frightened, tense, “squeezed”.

Count all A, B, C, D, and E and you will get the results of
the tests.

2 “A” and more. along with a few B. Such a dog will try its
best to take the lead and make every effort to subordinate everyone to itself. It
may be potentially aggressive and prone to biting if treated harshly. It is not
advisable to give this dog to a family with small children or old people. To
bring up such a dog needs an experienced training instructor and calm
atmosphere among adults. It should be treated calmly without physical
punishment. Can be used as a guard dog.

3 “B” and more. The trend towards calm and confident
superiority, the desire to be a leader. Such a dog has great ability to train,
to perform at competitions in working disciplines. With the right upbringing
and sufficient attention, your dog will become a devoted and obedient friend to
you.

3 “C” and more. This dog adapts well to any conditions and
is very well brought up, and we recommend it to a family with children and old
people. However, there may be difficulties if you want to train it for
protection.

2 ”D” or more, especially when combined with one or more E.
Too influenced and submissive to trust people, is in great need of constant compliments;
parenting requires a lot of attention and tact, sincerity and love to win the
dog’s affection. Usually quite calm with children, can bite only to protect
themselves, if it is ill-treated.

2 “D” and more in combination with E in the “Social
Superiority” section. Puppies with social difficulties need special
training methods. If it also has A or B, it may attack out of fear, especially
when it is being punished. If there’s a C or another D, the dog can become
frightened if it’s under the slightest bit of stress. Treats children badly.

2 “E” or more. In front of you is a dog that is difficult to
train and educate. It will never trust a person. This dog can bite out of fear
or stress. It should never be allowed into a family with children. It needs a very
experienced professional educator.
The combination of A and E scores (bad and
good). Repeat the test somewhere else. If you get the same results, then you
have a very special type of dog with unpredictable behavior.